International Journal of Research in Counseling and Education (Apr 2018)

The relationship between self-esteem and resilience of adolescents who living in orphanages

  • Budi Kurniawan,
  • Neviyarni Neviyarni,
  • Solfema Solfema

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24036/0054za0002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 47 – 52

Abstract

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Resilience is an important aspect for the psychososial development of adolescents who living in orphanages. Self-esteem is suspected to affect resilience of adolescents who living in orphanages. The purpose of this research is: (1) describes self-esteem and resilience adolescents who living in orphanages, and to know (2) the relationship between self-esteem and resilience of adolescents who living in orphanages. This research uses correlational method. Subjects in this research were 87 adolescents who living in 4 orphanages in Pariaman City with 13-18 of age. The data was collected using self-esteem scale and resilience scale. The data were analyzed using simple regression analyses by utilizing program SPSS 20.0 for Windows. Research results showed that: (1) generally self-esteem and resilience adolescents who living in orphanages are in the high category, and (2) there was significant positive relationship between self-esteem and resilience of adolescents who living in orphanages.

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